Game apparatus



1 6B. -19, 1935. Q HODSQN 1,991,671

GAME APPARATUS Filed Jan. 22, 1934 Jwvankw Leg C. flea Jon reamed Feb.19, 1935* a 1 1,991,671

AU IE STAT SF P ENT -Q "Leo. O. Hodson, Tacoma; Wasli., assignor toFrances Cleve Hudson, Youngstown, Ohio' :Application January 22. 1934,-SerialNo. 7Q7,731 Claims f(c1 .-27s'-'-1o7) My invention relates togames of skill and. es-q The striking club or driver comprises a woodenpecially to games played with a ball. The objects instrument having ahead 9 of suitable shape and of my invention are to provide apparatuswhich; ashort handle 10. Normally this club is held first, will enablethe game to be played in any in the right hand of the player. V it placewithout extensive preparation .of. the The controlling instrument, shownin Fig.4, 5

ground and whether such place be a rough field, comprises a hand rod 11,having a handle 12, a lawn, a basement, a living room, or even a table;said rod 11 having its lower end13 turned to the second, simulates insome respects the game of right at right angles. Said end 13 is adaptedto. golf; third, inwhich, without change in the aprest on the ground andmay be provided with a paratus, the ball may bemade to pass along therubber sleeve 14 especially, for use when the ap- 10 ground or rise to aconsiderable height above it: paratus is being used indoors. The rod 11is by the proper. manipulation of the apparatus, provided with a slidingsleeve 15-whichis clamped thereby requiring skill; fifth, in whichanynuminany position thereon by means of the set; her of'players maytake part, each having his screw 16. This sleeve 15 carriesapivot pinl'lex- 15 own ball;.siXth, in which the hazards may be tending therefrom atright-anglesto the rod 11. 15 arranged in any way and may be of variouskinds; This'pivot pin 17 carries a throwing rod 18 thereand seventh,which is cheap and simple to make, on, said rod being adapted to turnfreely or roeasy to operate, and absorbingly interesting to tate aboutthe axis of the pin 17. A spoon 19 is' play. rigidly secured to thelower end of the rod 18 and 20 I attain these and other objects by thedevices a rubber ball 20 is similarly secured to the other 2,0 andarrangements illustrated in the accompany end of said rod 18. The saidspoon 19 is adaptingdrawing; in which-- 1 ed to engage the ball 7 and topropel it when the Fig. '1 is a perspective view of the game showball 20is hit a blow by the head 9 of the driver.

ing the apparatus in use; Fig. 2 is a view of the The ball 20 acts as acushion between the head 9 special ball used in theapparatus afpartthereof and the rod 18. The rod 11 is placed to the rear 25.

being broken away to reveal the interior thereof; of the ball 7 with itsend 13 on the ground and is Fig. 3-is. a view of the striking club ordriver; moved to bring-thespoon 19 close behind the ball Fig. 4is a viewof the controlling instrument; Fig. '7, with the rod 11 raised into suchposition as to 5' is a variationof the said instrument-in which give thespoon' the desired vertical direction of.

the ball is propelled in a plane at right-angles to. motion to projectthe ball on a lower ahigh are 30f.

the'plane of motion of thedriver; and Fig; 6 is as'desired; The ball 20on the rod 18 is then another variation thereof especially adapted forstruck downward by the head 9 ofthe driver,

playing the game on a table. thereby causing the spoon 19 to engage andthrow Similar numerals of reference refer to similar the ball 7 on thedesired trajectory and for the parts throughout the several views; ldesired distance, in accordance with the force 35 Referring to thedrawing, eachpiece of the of the blow of the driver and the'verticalposition apparatus will be described: The goalhole comin which thehandle end of the rod 11 is held. prises 'a hollow truncated cone 1having a com- The trajectory of the ball may be controlled to parativelysmall opening 2 at its top and adapted make it higher or lower whilelowering or raising 0 to lie on a mat 3, preferably of rubber, reprethehandle. V a .40 senting the green. The object of the game is to "In thevariation'of the controlling instrument project the ball into" thecone,through' the openshown in Fig. 5, the lower end of the handle roding' 2, with the fewest strokes. Bunkers maybe 21 is bent into verticalposition to form a socket provided and placed at any desired positionrel-* 22in which the foot-piece 23 is held in'adjusted tively to thegreen 3-, and comprise a board 4 held position by, the set screw 24, Apivot pin 25 exin vertical position by means of feet 5 secured totends'horizontally from the upper-end of the ver-j its lower edge'andextending laterally therefrom. tical socket 22 and carries the throwingrod 26, P ringS 6 y bemnt 3 3 desired said rod 26 freely swingingthereon in a plane shape and laid on thefloor or-ground in any de-- atright-angles'to the line-of the handle rod 21.'

sired position. r f I I The ball 7 closely, simulates a hollow golf ballend and a ball 28 at the other end; In this form but is preferablypartially filled or loaded with I the position of the player correspondsmore closeloosespherical lead'shot 8, which effectively kills ly withthat assumed in the game of golf, the ball any tendency for the ball 7to bounce or rebound, movingtowards the players left.

5 or to roll far on the ground. v In the formof controlling instrumentillus- {i5 This throwing IOd'ZSiGaX'IiBS a spoon 2'7 at one 7 50 tratedin Fig. 6, which is particularly adapted for playing on a table, thehandle rod 31 is connected to a circular disk 32 adapted to rest on thetable. The disk 32 has a pivot'pin 33 extending therefrom at a pointother than the center. The pin 33 carries the throwing rod 34 with spoon35 and ball 36. By rotating the handle 31 so that a different portion ofthe periphery of the disk'32 engages the table, the height of the pin 33is controlled and therefore the form of the arc of travel of the ball iscontrolled.

It is apparent that the adjustment of the height 1 of the pivot pin 1'7by lifting or lowering, the end of the rod 11 and/or by adjustment or"the sleeve 15, will control the angle.; oftheinitialggnotion i vtrolling:iristrument' 'oomprising a rod having a,

lateral extension at one end to rest on a support,

of the spoon 19 and will therefore determine the angle of thetrajectoryoi the ball, whether the ball will be thrust horizontallyforward or'will be lifted and thrown. Similarly the adjustment of thepin 25 will control the motion of the ball when the form illustratefdinFig. 5 is used.

7 It is, of course, understood that many changes in the details of theabove-described apparatus may be made without departing from the spiritof my invention as outlined in the appended claims:

Having, therefore, described my invention-what" therefrom, a spoon onone end of said throwing ro'd and adapted to engage and throw a'ball,and a cushion on the other end of said pivoted throwing rod;andastriking" club adapted to strike said cushion} and therehy to rotatethe throwing rod'and t'o prdpelthe ball. I I 7 I t 2. A'game,apparatu's'cornprising a controlling instrument iri'oludinga handle rodto rest at one end on a support "and to-be' held in the hand of'a-play'erat the other end so that this end maybe raised and loweredabout the lower end as a pivot,

and a throwing rod pivoted-intermediate its ends to the first ro'dhaving means on one end-to engage and throw a ban, the latter rod on theopposite side or the pivotincluding a portion whereby the rod may bestruck topropel the ball-L we 3: A game appar'tus comprising acontrollin instrument including a handle rod, a'throwing rod pivotedto'the' handle rod; said handle rod adapted to b'esupported at one endon the ground and held in a hand of a player at its other end so thatthis end may be positioned to determine the position of the throwing armand held there by the player, said throwing arni having means at itslower end to engage the hall, and means to turn the throwing arm on itspivot to throw the ball and arranged to'bestruck a blow'ior oper-.

ating the arm, n e in (l, A game apparatus comprising a y controllinginstrument comprising a handle rod havinga grip at one end to holdin onehand of a player and adapted at its other end to rest on a support, athrowing rod pivoted intermedi ate its ends to the first rod, means onthe throwing rod to engage a ball .while it is on said sup-i port, and adriver to be held-in the other hand of the player for striking'the rodto cause it to turn on its pivot'to throw'the ball. I e

5. A game apparatus comprising a controlling instrument including ahandle rod adapted to rest at one end on the ground and held a hand of aplayer at its other end so that this end Ina-Y be raised or loweredabout said first endas a pivot,

a lateral arm on said first endto rest on the the first rod laterally atone side thereof on a pivot extending transversely of the firstirod,

means at the lower end oif the-throwing arm to" engage and throw aball,-and thev throwing arm on the opposite side of the pivot ,to' turnthe arm and throw the ball. and spaced from the pivot in a position tobe struck a blow for operating the arm. r

A gamqapparatus comprising a. ball a con-.

a grip onthe other end of the rodfto rest'in a hand of a player tosupport this end of the rod and control its inclination with respect tothe support, a throwing arm ivoted intermediate its ends to the rod onafpiv'ot ektending-latrally therefrom,- means on the lowerend of thearm;

to engage a; ball on the support, and a driverito be held in th'e otherhand of the player to strike the throwing arm on the opposite sideof thepivot from the ball engaging means'to swing the arm to throw the ball. 7

7. A game apparatus I comprising a receiving; goal oomprising'a hollowtruncated cone having'i an opening in its top'of greater diameter-thanthe'ball, a controlling instrument including 8 handle'rod t'o'rrest atone endiona support'andheld at the other end in a hand of a 'player,"a'

throwing arm pivoted to the rod, meanson the lower end of the throwingarm toengage: a'bail to throw it toward the goaLxand' means on'the Varr'nv to turn the arm on'its' pivottothrow the ball and in position tobe struck to operate th'' U 8. Agame apparatus comprising a handle'r'od;having a means at one end to rest-on a support;

arm

and a handle at itszother end to be'gheld m a Y hand of a player, athrowing arm pivoted to'the I rod above said lower end; means onrthelo'wer; end. of thethrowing arm'torengage 'a ball; said! arm havinga portion on the opposite side or the pivot toibe struck for operatingthe arm to throw the hall; and means whereby the-heightotrthe- 1 r pivotabove the support may be varied; i v 9; A game apparatuscomprising acontrolling instrument comprising a handle. rod carrying a."

pivot pin, a throwing rod pivotally mounted on said pivot pin and"extending in each direction therefrom; a spoon on one end of. saidthrowing rod andadapt'edzto engage and throw-a ball,

and a cushion on the other end of 'said pivoted;

rod; and a; striking club adapted-to, strike said f cushion and-thereby.to rotate the throwing rodand to propel the ball; i

10; A gamejapparatus comprising a manual'l yll,

controlled rod; a" baseifor said rod; adapted to he other d o sa d;hrowin o i ndp men ally operated striking cluhadapted'to strikqggidcushion and thereby to rotate the throwing rod:

and to propel the-ball.

